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Why does "EU" not have periods when "U.S." does? Shouldn't they be consistent? 166.123.32.33 (talk) 19:27, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This page needs a new name. It should be called U.S.-E.U. Open Skies Agreement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.151.231.50 (talk) 01:57, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The term Open Skies Agreement is a generic term applying to any bilateral or multilateral liberalisation agreement between two or more countries, this entry should reflect that, not reflect the narrow view that there is only one of these (and it is hardly particularly open

Many countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the USA have been entering into open skies agreement for years before the one this article cites, up to 9th freedom

This entry should either be called the US-EU Open Skies Agreement or be heavily edited to discuss the concept of Open Skies Agreements generally.

Libertyscott 12:13, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What about within the US?[edit]

Although it can be inferred from the text already in the article, I think one particular imbalance should be explicitly mentioned: that while US airlines will be allowed to operate within the EU, European airlines won't get the same rights within the US. Although it's died down a bit now, there was quite a considerable fuss about this a year or so ago, at least here (Britain), on the grounds that it was unfair for (say) American Airlines to fly between London and Rome when British Airways couldn't operate from New York to Chicago. I can't remember for sure (which is why I haven't edited) but I vaguely remember that at one time this sticking point might even have brought the whole deal crashing down. Loganberry (Talk) 03:22, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Background[edit]

Some background info would be helpful:

Why was this signed at the time it was?
Why hadn't it been signed previously?
What happened during the negotiations and public debate?
Was this approved by the U.S. Senate, and if so by what vote and favored by which party?

-- Beland (talk) 13:27, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]